Podcasts by critchat: Story Critique
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Evildoers Anonymous; or, Writing a Sympathetic Villain from 2022-05-31T00:00
A reading and critique of “Lost Road” by Potato.
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Emdashed Hopes; or, Capturing Nuanced Emotion from 2022-05-16T00:00
A reading and critique of “The Mighty Fallen, the Weapons of War Perished” by Maggie.
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Abandonment Issues; or, Delivering on the Opening from 2022-04-25T00:00
A reading and critique of “Abandoned” by Trashtalk.
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Taste the Rainbow; or, A Diamond in the KDP Rough from 2022-04-11T00:00
In today’s episode, awk and Brady grapple with their roles as primary witnesses to the book “Mawing Rainbows.”
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Call for Submissions: Möbius from 2022-04-04T00:00
Send in your response to this prompt for a chance at having your writing read on the show!
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All Sci-Fi, No Character; or, Tat Hackers from 2022-03-28T00:00
In today’s episode, awk and Brady dive into the raw bits and bytes of a book called “Data Mine.” They discover magic tattoos, elite hackers, and a crazed axe murderer with a fetish for explosions.
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Cartomancy; or, Writing a Strong Theme from 2022-03-21T00:00
A reading and critique of “Blankbird” by Laura Dalton.
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Using Dialogue to Drive the Story; or, Taking Shots from 2022-02-28T00:00
A reading and critique of “Shot for Shot” by Pinkot.
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Writing from an Alien Perspective; or, A Fresh Start from 2021-05-03T00:00
A reading and critique of “Sense of Scale” by MeatballMassacre.
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Zombie Pigeons; or, Lost in Allegory from 2021-03-08T00:00
A reading and critique of “It’s Always Sunny on Sunday(s)” by BBSpoons.
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Call for Submissions: Negative Space from 2021-02-15T00:00
Send in your response to this prompt for a chance at having your writing read on the show!
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Un-Lightning in a Bottle; or, Misplaced in Time from 2021-02-08T00:00
A reading of “Thunder” by kilozombie.
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Excess Violence; or, How to Write a Tragic Flaw from 2021-02-01T00:00
A reading and critique of “Excess” by Shain.
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Tangled Up; or, First Chapter Syndrome from 2020-12-28T00:00
Some villagers hang around in today’s episode.
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An Overwrought Opening; or, Loitering At Death’s Door from 2020-01-25T00:00
In today’s story, a man dies, a rosary is beheld, and fish guts are ruined forever.
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Breathtaking; or, An Example of Blending Humor with Character from 2019-12-29T00:00
Today’s episode features a wholesome story about a ghost and his newfound hobby.
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Any% No Context; or, An Incoherent Story from 2019-12-08T00:00
Gratuitous Latin, an incomprehensible plot, and the tragic death of a teacup feature in this first submission to “Return.”
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Call for Submissions: Return from 2019-11-23T00:00
Send in your response to this prompt for a chance at having your writing read on the show!
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Idealizing Ideas from 2019-11-17T00:00
Story ideas get talked about a lot. But do they deserve the attention? Today we’ll chat about idea-focused writers, the obsession with “originality,” and what to do if you don’t have anything to wr...
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The Evil Perspective; or, He Who Writes Monsters from 2019-09-02T00:00
Some chat about perspective and monsters and the final submission to “Speechless.”
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Characterization Through Description; or, A Sneeze of Surprise from 2019-06-17T00:00
In today’s submission to “Speechless,” a rat’s hoarding obsession gets out of control. As does the length of the introductory paragraph.
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Excessive Punctuation; or, Signed, The Peasants from 2019-05-10T00:00
In this first submission to “Speechless,” a king faces the toughest challenge of his entire rule: some really nice penmanship.
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An Introduction; or, Much Ado About Writing from 2019-04-28T00:00
A short introduction to the podcast and some chatting about the strange aura that envelopes all things writing.
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